Definition
Having the quality of arresting, stopping, or capturing attention; striking or noteworthy.
Etymology
From arrest plus the -ive suffix meaning 'having the quality of' or 'tending to.' This forms an adjective describing something that stops or captures, similar to words like 'restive' (resistant) or 'furtive' (sneaky).
Kelly Says
Arrestive is a rare but elegant word used in art criticism and literature—when a painting or passage is so powerful it stops you emotionally, that's arrestive power.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መቆጣጠሪያ
me-qo-ta-ta-ri-ya
ARالعربية
مُحْصِن
mu-ḥi-n
CACatalà
arrestadors
ar-res-ta-do-rs
CSČeština
brzdící
brzd-ci
DADansk
bremsende
brem-sen-de
DEDeutsch
arrestativ
ar-res-ta-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
διακόπτες
di-a-kop-tes
ESEspañol
arrebatador
ar-re-ba-ta-dor
FAفارسی
گیرنده
gi-ran-deh
FISuomi
jarrujärjestelmä
jar-ru-jär-sys-tel-mä
FRFrançais
arrestif
ar-res-tif
HIहिन्दी
रोकनेवाला
roh-keh-na-wala
IDBahasa Indonesia
penahan
pe-na-han
ITItaliano
arrestante
ar-res-tan-te
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍បាញ់
ou-pa-ka-ron-ba-an
MSBahasa Melayu
penahan
pe-na-han
MYမြန်မာ
ရပ်တည်
ya-p-ti-de
NLNederlands
arresterend
ar-res-te-rend
NONorsk
bremsende
brem-sen-de
PLPolski
hamulcowy
ham-u-l-co-wy
PTPortuguês
arrebatador
ar-re-ba-ta-dor
RUРусский
задерживающий
za-de-ri-vay-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
bromsande
bro-m-san-de
TAதமிழ்
நிறுத்திகள்
nir-u-tti-igal
TEతెలుగు
స్టాపింగ్
sta-pin-g
TLTL
pangharang
pan-ghar-ang
TRTürkçe
tutuklulaştırıcı
tut-ku-lu-shar-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
гальмовий
gal-mo-viy
VITiếng Việt
lực bắt giữ
luc-bat-giu